It all started as a 15-year-old boy wanting to change my life to get away from the bad that was surrounding me and try to start a new way of life. 

At the time my dream was to be a chef and was going to go in the RAF catering core, I saw a job advertise in a butcher near my school and thought I would apply to get some work experience on a Saturdays.

I got the job and started working the following week. Everything was fantastic I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It was so cold and smelly all the horrible cleaning jobs that nobody wants to do. 

Making sausage and doing small butchery got me hooked. so, when I left school, they offered me full time employment and I took it.

Well, that was the start of L D Rigg The butcher. I did 3 years as an apprentice at Matthews butchers which was one of best, if not the best butchers in greater Manchester. I served my time and learnt an immense amount about the trade and the job.

I then went on to work for who is now a good friend Stuart Taylor within Kwik Save, were I started the management side of my career, I spent around 5 good years running various stores for Stuart. All awhile I was learning how to move forward and found L D Rigg butchers.

I then moved through a couple of different employments whilst picking up more valuable experience and then I got a phone call from Liam Bell who was looking at selling his business. So, on the 1st of January 2014 I became the very proud owner of what is now L D Rigg butchers.

Since then, I worked hard to push the business forward and make it the success it is today. Which I must say; none of the success would have been achievable had it not been for my wife Mrs Nicolle Rigg who has been my backbone when things have not gone so well